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The Impact of Zoonotic Diseases Transmitted by Pets on Human Health and the Economy

Stehr-Green, Jeanette K., Schantz, Peter M.·1987·Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice
DOI 10.1016/s0195-5616(87)50601-5
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In the context of all causes of human morbidity and mortality, or even within the context of all infectious diseases affecting the public health, pet-associated zoonotic infections are of moderate importance. The data documented in Table 1, however, indicate that they do exact significant human health and economic costs. If complete data were available for all of the infections shown in Table 1, the costs would be considerably higher. Moreover, most of these diseases are preventable through educating the public, particularly pet owners, of the zoonotic potential of these diseases, so that they may take precautions to minimize the risks leading to infection. These measures include appropriate health care of pets to eliminate infectious agents, reducing the number of uncontrolled, ownerless pets as well as unwanted or poorly supervised pets, preventing pets from soiling public places with their feces, excluding animals from areas where children play, enforcing leash laws, and promoting responsible pet ownership. Veterinarians, physicians, and public health agencies can aid in these efforts; ultimately, however, the responsibility lies with the pet owner.

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Authors
Stehr-Green, J. K., & Schantz, P. M.
Affiliations
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US)
Venue
Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
1987-01
Volume
17
Issue
1
Pages
1-15
ISSN
0195-5616 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/s0195-5616(87)50601-5
OpenAlex
W2040068247
Cited by
55
References
48
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2026: 1 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 1 · 2017: 2 · 2015: 3 · 2013: 3 · 2012: 2
FWCI
0.47
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations
  • Veterinary Clinics of North America Small Animal Practice (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Zoonotic diseases and public health
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Food Science › Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pathology and Forensic Medicine › Parasitic infections in humans and animals
Keywords
zoonoses, economic costs, responsible pet ownership, public health education, stray animals, fecal contamination, disease prevention
MeSH terms
Animals, Animals, Domestic, Bites and Stings, Costs and Cost Analysis, Humans, Rabies, Salmonella Infections, Animal, Toxoplasmosis, Congenital, Zoonoses

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